24×7 emergency health service suspended

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 21

The 24×7 emergency health service of the Community Health Centre (CHC) Yaipripok has been suspended immediately following shortage of doctors.

A statement issued by the hospital management society CHC Yairipok stated that the decision to suspend the 24×7 operation of the CHC was taken by the society during its emergency meeting.

The statement further pointed out that as per the Indian Public Health Standard a CHC requires 11 doctors. However, the CHC is presently run by only two doctors.

It claimed that the matter pertaining to the shortage of doctors has been appraised to the authority concerned several times yet the authority remained indifferent.

As a result, taking into consideration the plight of the two doctors the society has decided to suspend the emergency service until enough man power is provided to the CHC, it said.

According to the society, Yairipok CHC avails service to highest number of patients with over 150 patients per day in the emergency section excluding the OPD patients.

Given the maximum intake of patients, it claimed that the workload could become detrimental to the health of the only two doctors posted at the CHC before pointing out that a doctor is recommended to work for maximum of 48 hours as per Indian Public Health Standard.

Against this backdrop, it contended that in Kakwa PHC and Akampat PHC, areas close to Imphal, have over five doctors each.

It appealed to the authority concerned to look into the grievances of the CHC at the earliest in public interest.